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All African Independent Film Festival
All African Independent Film Festival Returns for 2nd Edition with C.J. Obasi as Jury President

The 2025 edition of AAIFF Africa will include 21 films competing in official selection, with…

Mami Wata film review on Afrocritik
“Mami Wata” Review: The C.J. “Fiery” Obasi-Directed Drama is Bold, Beautiful, and Makes a Political Statement

Without exaggerating, Mami Wata belongs to a canon of its own. The film belongs to…

CJ Obasi’s “Mami Wata” selected for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Mami Water is nominated for the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, Directing, and Special Jury…

Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2026 Selections, Including Titles from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa

Three African features from Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa will screen across competitive and non-competitive…

S16 Film Festival
S16 Film Festival Announces Lineup for Landmark Fifth Edition

The 2025 edition of the S16 Festival will screen some of this year’s festival-favourites, including…

Nollywood
Nollywood and Its Complicated Relationship with the Oscars

Whether or not an Oscar ever comes, Nollywood’s challenge is to chart a path that…

animation
Animating Africa: Inside the Rise and Realities of African Animation

Experiences vary across the continent, but the perspectives of these animators and filmmakers provide valuable…

All African Independent Film Festival
All African Independent Film Festival Announces Winners of 2nd Edition

The 2025 AAIFF Africa prize for Africa’s Best Independent Film was awarded to Kenya’s The…

Dark Skin Bruises Differently
BFI London Film Festival 2025: Susan Wokoma Interrogates British Educational System In Incisive Directorial Debut, “Dark Skin Bruises Differently”

Dark Skin Bruises Differently achieves a density of meaning that suggests the potential for expansion…

NOSC
2026 Oscars: NOSC Confirms No Submission For Best International Feature Film

This marks the third time since 2019 that the NOSC has chosen not to submit…